Status Report on the Application of Integrated Approaches to Water Resources Management in Africa

The national governments of 40 African countries participated in the survey that is the impetus of this report. Circulated by UN-WATER, the questionnaire asked about their progress and constraints in implementing integrated water resource management (IWRM) goals, as established in Africa Water Vision 2025. Progress in improving legal and regulatory frameworks, governance and institutions, management, infrastructure, financing, and monitoring vary widely among sub regions and countries. Overall, about half of the countries reported encouraging progress towards the stated goals.

In 15 percent of countries, government expenditure for IWRM is declining; in East and West Africa, grants and loans for IWRM from international donors are increasing; and in half of countries, there is no (or unknown) funding for IWRM from the private sector.
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Countries rated higher the impact of IWRM on economic than on social or environmental objectives.
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Infrastructure development and financing is the highest priority in IWRM for 92% of countries.
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